THE BAT SIGNAL: Beechen's Joker King Attacks "Batman Beyond"

**CBR News** · 11-02-2012, 08:52 AM

In the current epic "10,000 Clowns" arc of the digital first series, a new king of the Jokerz gang takes aim at Batman Beyond and brings the return of Tim Drake, Dick Grayson and more as writer Adam Beechen explains.

Full article here.

**rasx** · 11-02-2012, 10:23 AM

This book is my favorite coming out of DC right now. Being a fan of the cartoon its nice to see the Beyond universe expand, it always had lots of potential.

**thwhtGuardian** · 11-02-2012, 02:49 PM

All three beyond books are really killing it right now, it's really a great time to be a fan.

**JasonTodd428** · 11-02-2012, 02:56 PM

I agree with you. I'm really enjoying all three of them myself and I can't wait to see what Beechen has in store.

**thwhtGuardian** · 11-02-2012, 03:07 PM

He stumbled with the end of the Hush Beyond mini and I think a lot of people wrote him off after that and didn't try the on going or this digital comic but I think they made a big mistake as he's really redeemed himself since then.

I'm excited for the Night of 1,000 Jokers story to really kick into full gear and I'm even more excited to see what he has in store beyond that story.

**stk** · 11-02-2012, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by JasonTodd428

I agree with you. I'm really enjoying all three of them myself and I can't wait to see what Beechen has in store.

Same here. Consistently one of my favorite books on the stands. And besides enjoying what Beechen is doing in BB, it is awesome having Breyfogle back in the Bat-world.

**Batman&theWolverines** · 11-02-2012, 04:33 PM

I keep going back and forth on this series. I'm digging "10,000 Clowns" so far but my hatred of "Hush Beyond" and the initial run of this series (that Matter Master arc in particular) is hampering my enjoyment of this title. Doesn't help that apparently Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen almost relaunched this title, which I would've really liked to see.

**thwhtGuardian** · 11-02-2012, 04:37 PM

I would have loved to have seen Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen's take for sure, but there's no sense pining for what could have been especially when what they're doing instead is so great.

**stk** · 11-02-2012, 05:54 PM

Yeah, Fridolfs is an up-and comer. I'd never seen his name until relatively recently, but he is impressing me more and more whenever I do. I look forward to eventually seeing him on bigger and bigger books.

**thwhtGuardian** · 11-02-2012, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by stk

Yeah, Fridolfs is an up-and comer. I'd never seen his name until relatively recently, but he is impressing me more and more whenever I do. I look forward to eventually seeing him on bigger and bigger books.

He's definitely one of my favorite writers these days. JL Beyond was the gateway for me, it was just so much fun and I loved how willing he was(and still is) to interact with his readers. From there I picked up his Arkham run which was really good as well and I recently read a short sci-fi piece by him called the Hunt which was fantastic in a very Heavy Metal/2000 AD kind of way.

**JasonTodd428** · 11-02-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by thwhtGuardian

He stumbled with the end of the Hush Beyond mini and I think a lot of people wrote him off after that and didn't try the on going or this digital comic but I think they made a big mistake as he's really redeemed himself since then.

Every writer stumbles on occasion and despite that I decided to give BB a try anyway and I wasn't disappointed in the least. I, like you, do get the feeling though that a lot of people wrote him off after the mini and that's their loss I guess.

Originally Posted by thwhtGuardian

I'm excited for the Night of 1,000 Jokers story to really kick into full gear and I'm even more excited to see what he has in store beyond that story.

Yeah, I can't wait to see what he has in store after this story wraps up. I'm really looking forward to that actually probably more so for this title than any of the books I'm reading right now.

Originally Posted by stk

Same here. Consistently one of my favorite books on the stands. And besides enjoying what Beechen is doing in BB, it is awesome having Breyfogle back in the Bat-world.

I'm glad to see Breyfogle back as well.

Originally Posted by stk

Yeah, Fridolfs is an up-and comer. I'd never seen his name until relatively recently, but he is impressing me more and more whenever I do. I look forward to eventually seeing him on bigger and bigger books.

I look forward to that day as well.

**stk** · 11-02-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by thwhtGuardian

He's definitely one of my favorite writers these days. JL Beyond was the gateway for me, it was just so much fun and I loved how willing he was(and still is) to interact with his readers. From there I picked up his Arkham run which was really good as well and I recently read a short sci-fi piece by him called the Hunt which was fantastic in a very Heavy Metal/2000 AD kind of way.

Yeah, the Arkham stuff has been way more enjoyable than I would've thought. I hope that book continues for a long time.

**thwhtGuardian** · 11-02-2012, 06:20 PM

As a tie in to a video game that I only sort of liked I didn't think I'd like it but his behind the scenes look at his work convinced me to give it a try and I loved it, especially his take on the Joker's death.

I was originally disappointed that he was off the title but the standard he set for it has carried on as I'm really enjoying the new creative team's out put as well, so he not only crafted some great stories but opened a whole new world for me. A creator who can do that is sure to go far.